Jeju Island vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeju Island	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2764	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$480	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	678K	133K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 17% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4961st and 4439th ($1100 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in South Korea and Maldives, respectively. Check South Korea vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.7 months in Male. Jeju Island ranked 73rd best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5177th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Male

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	Jeju Island	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9156	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5889	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.34	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.5	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$347	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20533	$3575

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327